The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-12
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The first Catholic service held in Orlando
was held in the residence of r. y. Mills, a
former resident Of Dubuque and Sioux
| City, Ia. It was nearly five years ago, and
but about half a dozen were present The
new Catholic church is the best in tho city,
if not in the county, and the membership is
about fifty.
The Blue Springs, Orange City and Apop-
ka Railway Company should put steamer
of their own on the Halifax TO run in con-
nection with the road. On account of high
price for tickets to the inlet and return from
Smyrna the Sunday schools of Orange City
had to indefinitely postpone their excursions
to the beach
Strict quarantine regulations went into
effect at Mosquito Inlet Wednesday under
direction of the County Board of Health.
Two officers are stationed there, one ON the
north and one on south beach. Should the
yellow fever get upon the mainland from
| Key West, Volusia will be well protected by
the quarantine regulations in force.
The genealogical fact itself frequently re-
flutes the assertion that apples will not grow
in Florida, for they mature fully in the
highlands of Middle Florida, where the
June APPLE ripens in Nav. Hon. Mat
thew u. Floyd, of the Legislature, exhibits
fine specimens raised on his place in Gads-
den county, fragrant, sweet and of good
| size.
The Tavares, Apopka and Gulf railroad
has reached point seven miles northeast Of
Oakland, and construction trains will be
| running into that town within sixty DAYS
| 1t is understood that this company will build
spur of their road around the eastern side
OF Lake Apopka, and tap the rich nest of
| orange groves that lie east and northeast of
the lake
Fire destroyed small frame building at
Orlando Friday noon, belonging to Judge
Nornent and occupied by a negro family
A hose was attached to the fire plug 200
rods away, and after force was applied from
| water works engine, n powerful stream was
! thrown on the fire and kept it from spread
! ing. Loss, about $500. Tally one for Or
! lando water works.
The Tampa quarantine station is located
+, at Ballast Point, seven miles from town.
! across the bay, where all suspected persons
VIII serve a fifteen days probation. With
the precautions now taken there is scarcely
q. probability that the fever will reach the
city The Plant Steamship Company will
put up a telephone line from the city to the
| quarantine station to facilitate communica-
ton with that point.
Tampa Tribune: The Plant Steamship
| Company have furnished tents, bedding and
everything necessary for the comfortable
| equipment of the quarantine station at
| Ballast Point, and also furnish provisions at
cost. Too much praise cannot be given this
| company for the assistance they are giving
| the health boards of this and other portions
of the State in keeping the infection from
| getting to the mainland.
| The Orlando and Oakland railway has had
a complete survey and estimates made, but
| no further movements have been made
| The estimated cost of the line is S55, 600, or
thereabout, and the opinion has been ex-
pressed by responsible parties that this
| amount can be easily raised in subscriptions
and donations from the section through
which it proposes to pass. The present
rapid growth of Oakland and Orlando justi-
flies the expectation that such a road would
pay.
| Key West Democrat: Some time ago
Peter Williams, of Key West, in an
argument before a meeting of the
Board of Health, the Aldermen and
citizens, held to discuss proper methods of
! sanitation, advanced the idea and claimed
that the removal of the pigs from the streets
would cause yellow fever. Well the pigs
J were removed, and yellow fever has come
r Whether or notit is due to the removal of
| the pigs we leave to be discussed by our
learned friends and the Board of Health
On Friday last Mcconnell & Ingram, at
torneys for Hugh E. Miller, made applica-
| ton to the Court of Chancery, at Ocala,
| for an injunction against w. 7. King, col
| lector of the city revenue, restraining him
from collecting the taxes assessed against
| the property of the said H. E. Miller This
| involves the question of the legality of
, Ocalas assessment for city purposes, and is
| of immense interest to the whole communi-
| ty, inasmuch as out of it may spring a
! score of other suits against that munich
pahty.
Mr. Thursby, an old settler of Blue
| Spring, says that the upper st. Johns is
gradually becoming more shallow, and it is
merely matter of time, he says, when the
| former st. Johns, with its beautiful wind
! ing current, will be a thing of the past
He says that thirty years ago its current
was swift, and all the way up from Blue
| Spring Landing the channel would average
from ID to 20 feet in depth, but now it is not
more than from to 10 feet, and some of
! the steamers must pull through the mud in
a great many places.
| A Wilson, of Barlow, has been down to
the Indian settlements in the extreme south
ern part of the State, sent by the Govern
ment to confer with the Indians in regard
to locating them ON homesteads. He says
they manifest some indecision on the sub
| ject, but he thinks he will eventually sue
! coed in locating them. They want time to
consider the matter, and ask him to return
in two moons" when they would have
their green corn dBnce, when all of them
| would be there. They are lily clad, live
| filthy and have NOT foot of land they can
call their own.
| Orange City Times: Mrs. Hattie Walklev,
wife of A. W. Wallsley, of DeLand. has
| transferred her affection to one - Hall,
| young man who has made DeLand his head
| quarters the past winter. The Times is I'M
able to get the particulars. It seems that
the two met by agreement in Jacksonville
few days ago where they took "a train for
Savannah, thence to New York by steamer.
Walkley, who is wild with grief, got ON
track of them, and writes from Savannah |
that he is only one steamer behind them. |
He will make it hot for young Hall if they |
are overtaken Mr.. and Mrs Walkley re- |
sided for several months at this place, but |
returned to DeIIand in the spring.
There is some amusement developed by |
the quarantine regulations, says the NeirS- |
Herald, as well as bother. On Thursday |
Capt. Frank X. Howard, of this city, went |
up to Palatka on business; when the train |
arrived at West Tocoi negro appeared in
the door and sung out: "Sartificates, gen
tlemen.n The Captain was engaged in con-
versation at the time and when Miller came
through the train to inspect the health GER
tificates, Capt. Howard handed him letter
of introduction to parties in Paatka, in
stead of the Board Of Health certificate. The